The Long Call

The Long Call is a British crime drama television series developed by Kelly Jones and Silverprint Pictures based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Ann Cleeves. It premiered on ITV in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2021 and was released internationally as a BritBox original following broadcast.

Premise
The series follows Detective Inspector Matthew Venn as he returns to his hometown in Devon with his husband for his religious father's funeral, only to find himself investigating a local murder.

Main

 * Ben Aldridge as DI Matthew Venn
 * Declan Bennett as Jonathan Roberts
 * Siobhán Cullen as Caroline Reasley
 * Anita Dobson as Grace Stephenson
 * Dylan Edwards as Ross Pritchard
 * Sarah Gordy as Lucy Craddle
 * Aoife Hinds as Gaby Chadwell
 * Pearl Mackie as DS Jen Rafferty
 * Neil Morrissey as Christopher Reasley
 * Amit Shah as Ed Raveley
 * Martin Shaw as Dennis Stephenson
 * Juliet Stevenson as Dorothy Venn
 * Alan Williams as Maurice Craddle

Recurring

 * Melissandre St Hilaire as Ella Rafferty
 * Iona Anderson as Rosa Shapland
 * Nia Gwynne as Ruth Shapland
 * John-Paul MacLeod as Alfie James

Production
In November 2020, it was announced Silverprint Pictures would adapt Ann Cleeves' novel for ITV. Kelly Jones would pen the four-part drama as her first standalone series and third collaboration with Silverprint on a Cleeves adaptation, with Lee Haven Jones directing and Angie Daniell producing.

Principal photography took place in 2020 on location in Bristol and the North Devon coast, particularly around the Taw and Torridge estuary. Matthew and Jonathan's house is located in Appledore. Actor Ben Aldridge grew up in the area.